Retired Rear Admiral Samuel J. Cox is producing a series of videos highlighting key locations in America’s early story, and ...

– The Headline That Caught Your Eye– The Latest Confrontation: US Navy Strikes on Iran’s Fleet– A Blast from the Past: ...

Did Admiral Byrd encounter UFOs in Antarctica? Discover the real military history of Operation Highjump and the truth behind ...

In the years between World War I and II, the U.S. military had ambitious and prescient ideas for war in the Pacific. By Nicholas Slayton Published Dec 1, 2025 10:44 AM EST The U.S. military is ...

The U.S. Navy's use of pigeons began decades before World War II, but the birds found their most critical mission during the war—flying messages from submarine-hunting blimps during a time when radio ...

On Sept. 3, 1925, the airship Shenandoah ZR-1 — translated to “daughter of the stars” — crashed in three sections over Noble County, Ohio. Designated by the U.S. Navy as an aircraft for use in long ...

The first moving naval “torpedo” was physically attached to the submarine that used it—with perhaps predictable results.

Strolling the river walk along the Washington Navy Yard waterfront today, it is hard to imagine that the Anacostia River, from the Yard all the way to its confluence with the Potomac River, was a ...

Navy started playing organized football in 1879, when first-classman William John Maxwell formed the Naval Academy's first team. The squad practiced before reveille and after drills, against direct ...

Robert Frye standing in center with raised hand, Ensign Marshal Smith wearing military uniform standing on left, and Lieutenant Elmer Keckler standing on right, gathered in interior with recruitment ...